Anne Stevenson-Yang on China, audit reform and why she’s unsure about Yorkshire June 8, 2024 City A.M. sits down with the co-founder of activist short-selling firm J Capital Research to discuss China, its companies and whether they require closer inspection
Home REIT tenant surrenders hundreds of properties after regulatory probe May 29, 2024 Scandal-hit property investor Home REIT has struck a deal to claw back hundreds of leases from a major tenant facing a probe from the charities watchdog.
FCA charges reality TV stars for promoting unauthorised trading scheme May 16, 2024 A number of reality TV stars have been charged in relation to promoting an unauthorised foreign exchange trading scheme on social media, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced today.
Inside Westminster’s war with the FCA May 9, 2024 The relationship between the Financial Conduct Authority and the government has been fractious in recent years. Charlie Conchie takes a look at why Westminster went to war with the regulator
Accounting watchdog: We must regulate so there is ‘a net benefit for UK PLC’ May 7, 2024 The head of the country’s accounting watchdog has said the agency must regulate in a manner that has “a net benefit for UK PLC”.
‘Not convinced’: FCA boss downplays threat of global private equity crisis May 2, 2024 The boss of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has downplayed the threat of private equity to the stability of the financial system despite a volley of warnings from the Bank of England in recent months.
City mounts final push to topple FCA’s ‘name and shame’ plans April 30, 2024 Top City groups have rounded on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) again today as a consultation on its controversial plans to ‘name and shame’ firms under investigation comes to a close.
FCA defends ‘name and shame’ plans after City backlash April 29, 2024 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a robust defence of its plans to ‘name and shame’ companies under investigation today after a fierce backlash against the proposed changes in recent weeks.
Law firm mulls legal claim against Home REIT sister fund April 25, 2024 A law firm is considering bringing a legal claim against a Home REIT sister fund, which has collapsed in value and is being investigated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), City A.M. has learned.
The newest finfluencer in town: Neil Woodford April 18, 2024 The former Woodford Equity Income fund manager launched a new blog yesterday called Woodford Views, aiming to "shed some light" on what led to his firm's collapse.